Florida Governor's Immigration Veto Predicted to Set Off 'Anti-Hispanic Bomb'

Risking a Hispanic backlash in favor of his conservative base, Florida GOP Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday rebuked President Obama's immigration policy by vetoing a bill intended to help children of illegal immigrants get driver’s licenses. The…Continue

Tags: reform, veto, immigration, Elections, Latino

Started by Ricardo Villalba - NSHP admin in interests - Hispanic and Latino Jun 4.

The Hispanic vote is a sleeping political giant. It might never wake up

Everyone knows the big takeaway of the 2012 election: Republicans can’t win Hispanic voters.Mitt Romney won just 27 percent of Hispanic voters in the 2012 election and the rapid growth of Latinos over the last decade suggest that Republicans…Continue

Tags: Democrat, vote, Republican, elections, Latino

Started by Ricardo Villalba - NSHP admin in interests - Hispanic and Latino Jun 4.

Expanding H-1B visas would help USA

Even at a time of 7.5% unemployment, Microsoft has a few job openings: 6,300 at last count. Most pay well and come with an array of benefits. The catch — and the reason many positions have remained vacant for years — is that most are for seriously…Continue

Tags: skilled, work, Canada, h1b, Latino

Started by Ricardo Villalba - NSHP admin in interests - Hispanic and Latino May 29.

Mobile Important For Hispanic Shoppers

Marketers looking to capture more of the growing Hispanic market in the U.S. would do well to employ the mobile Web more often. According to a new shopper behavior study from The Integer Group, Hispanic shoppers are more likely to use their mobile…Continue

Started by Ricardo Villalba - NSHP admin in interests - Hispanic and Latino May 28.

Hispanic Grads More Likely to Enroll in College Than Whites

It turns out that nearly seven in 10 Hispanic high school graduates from the class of 2012 enrolled in college in the fall, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census data. That's two percentage points higher than the rate among…Continue

Tags: demographics, recession, economy, students, graduate

Started by Ricardo Villalba - NSHP admin in interests - Hispanic and Latino May 28.

White House Woos Hispanic Leaders in Immigration Push

Hispanic business leaders will descend on Washington this week for an all-day meeting hosted by top administration officials as President Barack Obama seeks to maintain congressional momentum for immigration legislation even while saying little…Continue

Tags: White, House, reform, Immigration, Latino

Started by Ricardo Villalba - NSHP admin in interests - Hispanic and Latino May 28.